Asst. Prof. Dr. Johanna Fanta-Jende
Research Focus
- Sociolinguistics and Variationist Linguistics of Contemporary German
- Language Change
- Internal & External Multilingualism (Varieties and Languages)
- Language Repertoires & Variety Spectra
Intra- & Interindividual Variation - Phonetics & Phonology
- Language Attitudes & Ideologies
Academic CV
2009–2015: Teacher Education Program (5 year, Magister) in German and Psychology/Philosophy, University of Graz
2010–2011: Semester Abroad at ITESO (Instituto Tecnológico de Estudios Superiores de Occidente) in Guadalajara, Mexiko
2013–2014: Student Assistant and Project Staff in German Didactics
Project leader: Univ.-Prof. Dr. Sabine Schmölzer-Eibinger
Department of German Studies, University of Graz
2014–2015: Magister/MA thesis in Variationist Linguistics
Supervisor: Priv.-Doz. Dr. Manfred Glauninger, Department of German Studies, University of Graz
2015–2017: Certificate Program in German as a Foreign Language
Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
2016–2017: Research Assistant in Psycholinguistics
Project leaders: Prof. Dr. Gunther de Vogelaer, Jun.-Prof. Dr. Sarah Schimke, Dr. Gregory Poarch; Institute of German Language and Literature & Institute of Dutch Philology, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster
2023: Completion of Doctoral Studies (Dr. phil.)
Supervisor Univ.-Prof. Dr. Alexandra N. Lenz, Department of German Studies, University of Vienna
2017–2023: Research Project Staff & PhD Researcher
FWF SFB Project “German in Austria. Variation – Contact – Perception” (FWF 060); Project Part PP03 “Between dialects and standard varieties: Speech repertoires and varietal spectra“, Department of German Studies, University of Vienna
2023–2025: Postdoctoral Researcher
Univ.-Prof. Dr. Arne Ziegler, Department of German Studies, University of Graz
since 2025: Assistant Professor of Sociolinguistics (Tenure-Track), Department of German Studies, University of Graz
since 2025: Committee Member in Network Internationale Vereinigung für Germanistik (IVG)